He swallows riches and vomits them up; God empties it out of his stomach.
Proverbs 13:11 - Tree of Life Version Wealth gained by fraud dwindles, but he who gathers by labor increases it. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: But he that gathereth by labour shall increase. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Wealth [not earned but] won in haste or unjustly or from the production of things for vain or detrimental use [such riches] will dwindle away, but he who gathers little by little will increase [his riches]. American Standard Version (1901) Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase. Common English Bible Riches gotten quickly will dwindle, but those who acquire them gradually become wealthy. Catholic Public Domain Version Substance obtained in haste will be diminished. But what is collected by hand, little by little, shall be multiplied. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Substance got in haste shall be diminished: but that which by little and little is gathered with the hand shall increase. |
He swallows riches and vomits them up; God empties it out of his stomach.
for you will eat the labor of your hands. You will be blessed and it will be good for you.
Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.
Arrogance yields nothing but strife. Wisdom belongs to those who take advice.
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but longing fulfilled is a tree of life.
An estate acquired quickly in the beginning will not be blessed in the end.
Getting treasures by a lying tongue is like a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.
A faithful man will have many blessings, but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.
A stingy man chases after riches, but does not know that poverty will overtake him.
Whoever increases his wealth by exorbitant interest, gathers it for one kinder to the poor.
As he came from his mother’s womb, naked he will return as he came. He takes nothing from his labor that he can carry in his hand.
As a partridge that broods over young that she did not lay, so is one who gets wealth, unjustly. In the middle of his days it will abandon him, so at his end he will be a fool.